A division bench of Chief Justice T S Sivagnanam and Hiranmay Bhattacharyya passed the order while taking note of the fact that the under-construction building that collapsed in the Garden Reach area had no sanction plan.
Three persons, including a father-son duo, were injured in an acid attack in Phulbani. The motive behind the attack is suspected to be previous enmity between the victim and the accused.
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The Court noted that the CrPC and the West Bengal Victim Compensation Scheme were gender-neutral. Thus, the male victim's entitlement under the said Scheme, despite not being a woman, cannot be doubted, the Court said.
The Calcutta High Court has directed the State Legal Services Authority (SLSA) to consider and enhance the compensation awarded to a male acid attack survivor. Under the West Bengal Victim.